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Yahoo
22 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Funniest Posts From Parents This Week (May 22-29)
Kids may say the darndest things, but parentspost about them in the funniest ways. Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms like X, Threads and Bluesky to spread the joy. Scroll down to read the latest batch: Imagine if the sun was a chinchilla.— my 6yo breaking me before I've finished my first cup of coffee @ @aparnarchi/Threads Mother's Law: The more ingredients used and time I spend on a meal, the less likely it is my kids will like and eat that meal. @ Day 2 of summer break and my kids are loudly attempting british accents @ A fun thing my 10 yo does now is instead of saying "minutes" he pronounces it like "my-nuts". Me: (is having a pleasant day) My Kid: Hey, Dad, if it's not winter, why is there snow in your hair?Me: (is no longer having a pleasant day) @ihidefrommykids/Threads @aparnarchi/Threads @milifeasdad/Threads @oneawkwardmom/Threads My kids are taking classes on how to use a landline at school, so that's money well spent. @ My 9yo learned how to make himself ramen, so he's ready for college You wouldn't think that one 30-minute practice a week would be enough to hone 50 novice elementary school musicians into a finely-tuned orchestra, and you would be right. @ You wouldn't think that one 30-minute practice a week would be enough to hone 50 novice elementary school musicians into a finely-tuned orchestra, and you would be right. 6yo: I HAVE ABS!Me: Sit down and eat your dinner, Hercules. @themarvelousmrsmom/Threads [With my toddler after school pick-up]Toddler: Can we go get monster trucks?Me: We just need to wait for these cars to Why? Because they're stupid?Me: That's a bad word, we don't say Toddler: Why? Because they're idiots? Have kids so instead of eating in peace, you can do it with a little person on your lap saying 'My turn, Mommy!' as he force feeds you the food on your plate with his bare hands. The Funniest Tweets From Couples To Get You Through This Week The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
Yahoo
26 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Funniest Posts From Women This Week (May 22-29)
The ladies of the internet never fail to brighten our day with their brilliant and succinct wit. Each week, HuffPost Women rounds up their hilarious musings. Scroll through this week's great tweets, threads and other posts from women — then visit our 'Funniest Tweets From Women' page for past roundups. Sign up for our Funniest Tweets of the Week newsletter. no. i can't possibly have any good qualities. much more likely all my loved ones have stockholm syndrome — Meg (@megannn_lynne) May 27, 2025 no. i can't possibly have any good qualities. much more likely all my loved ones have stockholm syndrome @ I guess the stylist had some leftover Kohl's Cash to use…. — Teehee4free (@teehee4free) May 28, 2025 I guess the stylist had some leftover Kohl's Cash to use…. @bravohistorian/Threads thinking about the guy who 'splits his day up into three days'. bro just discovered naps — tia ✩ (@tiadeeznuts) May 25, 2025 thinking about the guy who 'splits his day up into three days'. bro just discovered naps @ my nineteen year old sister on being single — sarina (@sariverse) May 28, 2025 my nineteen year old sister on being single what's the loudest sound in the world and why is it my 'discreet' vibrator — tia ✩ (@tiadeeznuts) May 27, 2025 what's the loudest sound in the world and why is it my 'discreet' vibrator just discovered a clothing brand that escaped total disaster by mere inches — Julie Greiner (@JulieAbridged) May 29, 2025 just discovered a clothing brand that escaped total disaster by mere inches @ beautiful sentence — Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) May 22, 2025 beautiful sentence @brondotcomputer/Threads @chelseathepope/Threads @ @aparnapkin/Threads @ Why is she laying like she's ready to be chopped up for stew — Dr Fi Bowler ( (@FionaBowler) May 22, 2025 Why is she laying like she's ready to be chopped up for stew @ @ The Funniest Tweets From Couples To Get You Through This Week 25 Funny And Relatable Tweets About Cooking Conundrums 22 Of The Funniest Posts About Cats And Dogs This Week
The South African
an hour ago
- Politics
- The South African
'No doubt there's a white genocide' – Oscar Pistorius's father
Henke Pistorius, the father of Oscar Pistorius, claims that there is a targeted 'white genocide' against white farmers in South Africa. This statement follows discussions about these genocide claims during a meeting between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump at the White House. In an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored , Henke claimed that white farmers were being specifically targeted, and he also touched on his relationship with Oscar Pistorius. 'No doubt, no doubt about that and unfortunately, no farmer is in a position that they can rely on a kind of protection from authorities or police,' Pistorius said when asked if there was a white genocide. 'Well, you just have to look at the figures and compare the figures of murders amongst white farmers with any group internationally and you see for yourself where that fits in.' During the interview, Piers Morgan referenced South African crime statistics from the police, stating that 26,000 people were killed, and out of that number, only 44 deaths occurred in the farming community. Pistorius claimed that the police crime statistics were inaccurate. 'If you want to get the correct figures, you should speak to organisation like Afriforum,' Pistorius added. When asked about his relationship with his son, Henke revealed that his relationship with the disgraced athlete was strained. 'I am already in trouble with Oscar as I'm sitting here, because I said too much,' Pistorius said. 'We don't [speak regularly] because he knows how I feel. To him, he's guilty of murder because of the process that he's gone through. The facts just do not support a finding of guilty of murder.' On 14 February 2013, Pistorius shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria. A year later, he was initially found guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years in prison This conviction was then overturned by South Africa's Supreme Court in 2016, which instead found him guilty of murder and extended his sentence by a further six years. Pistorius was released from prison on parole in January 2024. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
an hour ago
- The South African
Zimbabwean immigrants speak out after Addo attacks
In the wake of violence that left four dead and hundreds displaced in Addo in the Eastern Cape, the Zimbabwean immigrant community finds itself in mourning for their neighbours, their homes, and their sense of dignity. The chain of events began with a tavern fight between Zimbabwean nationals and South Africans, as reported by eNCA . One man, a local, died. Community members said anger started after local police released one of the murder suspects. On Sunday, 25 May, residents retaliated by attacking foreign nationals living in Valencia. In what police have called 'revenge attacks,' mobs descended on immigrant households, forcing entire families to flee in the dead of night. Mobs moved through immigrant homes in Valencia, forcing hundreds to flee. In the next days, police confirmed three foreign immigrants dead, others injured, and dozens more left homeless. Groundup reports that some immigrants are now sleeping at police stations. Others have relocated to a church hall in Gqeberha. According to the Zimbabwean Embassy, 30 citizens were injured and 17 remain hospitalised. Speaking to eNCA News, a Zimbabwean community leader issued a public apology. 'We Zimbabweans are the ones who started this by killing one of the South Africans,' he said. He asked for forgiveness, saying they are not in South Africa to commit crime, but only to find greener pastures and survive. According to GroundUp , Zimbabwean immigrant, Anyway Hlungwani, is still in severe pain after they attacked him with crowbars. 'The truth is that I don't want to hear anything about Valencia. I was beaten for nothing … Had it not been for my wife, who bravely intervened, I could be dead by now,' he told GroundUp . Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
On This Date: Dust Bowl Heat, Rainfall Records Smashed
The Dust Bowl was infamous for its agricultural devastation in the Plains. It was also known for some of the most infamous heat waves, even floods, and not just in summer. From May 28-31, 1934, 91 years ago, a blistering heat wave smashed all-time May records in 11 states, according to weather historian Christopher Burt, all plotted in the map below. Highs soared into the 110s in six of those state, including Langdon, North Dakota; Maple Plain, Minnesota; and Maryville, Missouri. A 108 degree high in Morden, Manitoba, was a Canadian national May record, Burt noted. Four different locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula hit 100 degrees on May 31. The next day, Houghton Lake set Michigan's all-time June record, soaring to 107 degrees. One year later, a pair of incredible rainfalls happened in late May. On May 30, 1935, two separate rain gauges, one northeast of Colorado Springs and another just north of Burlington, Colorado, recorded 24 inches of rainfall in just six hours. The resulting flash floods killed at least 21 and caused $8-10 million damage, among the state's biggest floods, Burt detailed in a 2013 Weather Underground blog post. Heavy rain also triggered catastrophic flooding along the Republican River in Nebraska, claiming 92 lives, there. Then, before dawn on May 31, 22 inches of rain fell in just 2 hours and 45 minutes near D'Hanis, Texas, about 45 miles west of San Antonio. That is a world record rainfall for that period of time, according to Burt. Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him on Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
